Torrey, E. Fuller 1937-

American psychosis : how the federal government destroyed the mental illness treatment system / E. Fuller Torrey, MD. - x, 204 pages : photographs ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Joe Kennedy : a man with problems -- Robert Felix : a man with plans -- The birth of the federal mental health program: 1960-1963 -- The short, unhappy life of the federal mental health program: 1964-1970 -- The death of the federal mental health program: 1971-1980 -- The perfect storm: 1981-1999 -- Dimensions of the current disaster: 2000-2013 -- Solutions : what have we learned and what should we do?.

9780199988716

2013017565


Mentally ill--Care--History.--United States
Mentally ill--Services for--United States.
Mental health policy--United States.
Mental health services--Evaluation.--United States

RC443 / .T66 2014

362.1968900973